Game



. 1,602,179 S. STEINFELD GAME Filed June 22, 1926 l i w In V ATTORNEYPatented Oct. 5, 1926,

. RENEE SAMUEL STEINFELD, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

I GAME.

Application filed June 22,

The present invention relates to improvements in amusement devices, andmore particularly to that type of apparatus by wh ch a test of the skillof one or more persons,

in accomplishing some sought result, may be obtained. The inventionpertains to a game which is adapted to simulate some of the features ofthe pool game as played on a billiard table, 7 l

The main object of the invention is to provide a game of the typementioned which is simple in construction, durable in use and whichfurnishes a cheerful diversion to the user. 7

Another object of the invention is to provide .a game of the characterspecified, the game board of which is so constructed that it forms aclosed container for thegame pieces, so that the latter cannot bemislaid or lost. I V

A further object of the invention is to so construct the game that,while it is adapted to simulate some of the features of .a pool game, itis of such size that it can be carried in the pocket of the user.

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the

same consists in the combination, arrangement and construction of partshereafter described, pointed out in the appended claims and illustratedinthe accompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes maybe made in the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the appended claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

One of the many possible embodiments of the invention is illustrated inthe accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a gameconstructed in accordance with the present invention; and Fig. 2 is asection taken on line 22 of Fig. 1.

In the drawings, the numeral 10 indicates a casing of rectangular oblongconfigura-v tion, having a top 11 of transparent material, such asglass. This top may be attached to the casing in any suitable manner,either permanently or detachably. Within the casing is disposed a board12, which extends in parallel relation to the top 11 and bottom 13 ofthe said casing and is suitably spaced from the said two ele 1926.Serial l lo/117,755.

ments. the case illustrated, the sides 14 of the casing are providedwith longitudinal grooves 15, into which the edges of the board arefitted, the said board extending not only from side to side but alsofrom end 16 to end 16 of the casing and being constructed to simulatethe top of a pool. table. Forv this purpose three corners of the saidboard are'cut away as shown at 17, to simulate corner pockets of a pooltable. There are] also provided semi-circular cut-out portions. 18 inboth longitudinal edges of the said board at the transverse center linethereof,

simulating the middle pockets of .a pool table.

Adjacent one of the ends 16 of the casing is provided in the board aplurality of sockets 19, in the present case six, arranged in triangularform and adapted to receive the game pieces 20, which are in the form ofsmall balls. These balls are disposed between the board 12 and the top11 of the device. The diameter of each individual socket 19 issubstantially smaller than the 0 7 diameter of an individual ball. Intothecorner pocket 17, opposite the sockets 19, 1S fitted a chute 21,which slants from the pocket toward the bottom 13 of the casing,

the said chute being provided with a stop 22, extending above the board12, as clearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In playing the game, the device is held in horizontal position in thehand or both hands of the user, the balls being initially kept againstthat end wall of the casing to which the chute 21 leads. The aim is tocause the balls to move toward and into the sockets 19. For thispurpose, the user sli 'htly tilts the casing forwards, tapping the tablewith one of the fingers and guiding one ball after the other by slightlytilting the table forwards and backwards from side to side until a ballreaches one of the sockets, repeating the operation until all of theballs occupy the sockets. l/Vhenever a ball leaves the table through oneof the cutout portions, representing the pockets of a pool table, thegame is lost. Of course any other rules may be made for conducting thegame. The stop 22 serves to prevent the balls from going into thepocket, from which the chute leads when the casing is being rocked inorder to bring a ball in alignment with a pocket preparatory to guidingthe ball into such pocket. It is also for this reason that the corner ofthe board opposite to the chute is left intact, as shown in Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. In starting the game the balls below the board are broughtonto the board. In order to accomplish this, the

, device is tilted so that the balls are adapted to enter the chute.Further tilting of the table will then cause the balls to issue from thechute onto the board, on which they are arranged, by manipulating thecasing, in a line along one of the ends of the casing as shown in 1 oithe drawings.

hat I claim is 1. A game device of the character describedcomprising arectangular oblong casing provided with a transparent top a board withinsaid casing arranged in parallel relation to said top, extendingthroughout the entire area the top and being spaced from the latter andfrom the bottom of said casing, said board being provided in three ofits corners with cut-out portions and also in each of its longitudinaled 'es with a cutout portion, said last-named cut-out portions beingdisposed in the transverse center line of said board, said board beingfurthermore provided in its upper face with sockets adjacent one ottheends of said casing, a chute le ading tro'm'the bottom of said casingto one of the cut-out portions in said board adapted to guide the gamepieces on the bottom or the cas'ing'to the upper face of said board, andaplurality of balls within said casing corresponding in number tothenumber or the sockets in said board, each of said cut-out portionsbeing of a size larger than the diameter of an individual ball.

2. A game device of the character described comprising a r ctangularoblong casing provided with a transparent top, a board in said casingarranged in parallel relation to said top, extending throughout theentire area of the top and being spaced from the latter and from thebottom of said casing, said board being provided in three oi its cornerswith cut-out portions and also in each of its longitudinal edges with acutout portion, said last-mentioned cut-out porticns being disposed inthe transverse center lineof said board, said board being furthermoreprovided in its upper face with sockets adjacent one of the ends or saidcasing, a chute leading from the bot-torn of said casing to a cornercut-out portion in said board opposite said sockets, said chute beingadapted to guide game pieces on the bottom of said casing to the upperface of said board, a stop on said chute extending above said card, anda plurality of balls within said asing corresponding in number to thenumber of sockets in said board, each of said outout portions being of asize larger than the diameter of an individual ball.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York, and State of New York,this 12th day of June, A. D. 1926.

SAMUEL STEINFELD.

